| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Anthophyllite |
| Formula: | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Analysis of one sample of anthophyllite (the brownish orthoamphibole mineral) from Kjennerudvann has shown this not to be anthophyllite, but gedrite/sodic gedrite. Further investigations is in progress to establish if anthophyllite exist at the typelocality or not. (Kullerud et al. 2019). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anthophyllite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kjennerudvann Amphibole Prospect, Kjennerudvannet North, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 169397 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:169397:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f6ac5b64-1260-493c-8f83-468cf5972145 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anthophyllite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘAnthophyllite type locality, Kjennerudvann Silver Mine, Kjennerudvannet North, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘTingelstadtjern Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
| 33.4km (20.7 miles) | ⓘMellomgruvene, Skuterud Mines, Modum West, Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
| 33.8km (21.0 miles) | ⓘSkuterud Mines, Modum West, Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
| 38.5km (24.0 miles) | ⓘNesbruddet, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
| 43.2km (26.9 miles) | ⓘDypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway |
| 77.3km (48.0 miles) | ⓘBrekke, Bamble, Telemark, Norway |
| 84.0km (52.2 miles) | ⓘBjordam, Bamble, Telemark, Norway |
| References |
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Kullerud, Kåre, Altenberger, Uwe, Andersen, Tom, Friis, Henrik, Günter, Christina, Ribacki, Enrico (2019) The anthophylllite that wasn't anthophyllite - from the anthophyllite type locality at the Kjennerudvann lake, Kongsberg, Norway. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2019, 110-115 |
Kjennerudvann Amphibole Prospect, Kjennerudvannet North, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway